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Pig

Pig is a simple dice game which in its basic form is playable with just a single die.

Game Summary
Object of the Game: 

To be the first player to score 100 or more points.

Equipment: 

One 6-sided dice. Pencil and paper for keeping score.
Skull dice (where the 1 is replaced with a skull) work well for this game.

Number of Players: 
2 to 10.
How to Play: 

The first player throws a die and scores as many points as the total shown on the die providing the die doesn’t turn up a 1. The player may continue rolling and accumulating points (but risk rolling a 1) or end his turn.

If the player rolls a 1 his turn is over, he loses all points he accumulated that turn, and he passes the die to the next player.

Play passes from player to player until a winner is determined.

Winning: 

The first player to accumulate 100 or more points wins the game.

Variations: 
  • Two-Dice Pig
    This variant is the same as Pig, except:

    • Two standard dice are rolled. If neither shows a 1, their sum is added to the turn total.
    • If a single 1 is rolled, the player scores nothing and the turn ends.
    • If two 1s are rolled, the player’s entire score is lost and their turn ends.
  • Big Pig
    This variant is the same as Two-Dice Pig, except:

    • Rolling double 1s ends the player’s turn, scores 25 points, and eliminates any other points the player may have accumulated that turn.
      If any other doubles are rolled, the player adds twice the value of the dice to the turn total.
  • Hog
    This variant is the same as Pig, except:

    • The player rolls only once per turn with an arbitrary number of dice.